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Chinese Android App Stealthily Records Mobile Calls
An Android app from China can record and transmit phone conversations without the owner being aware
Maude Relaunches Revolving Door To Open Data
The government is listening to ideas about data transparency and open to triggering new business ideas
Chinese HTran Root To RSA Hack Revealed By Dell
Dell's security division has unearthed the HTran bouncer that acted as a go-between in the RSA Security hack
ICO Approves Tweeted Information Requests
The ICO says public authorities with Twitter accounts must respond to tweeted FoI requests
Google Exec Slams ‘Bogus’ Apple And Microsoft Patents
A Google executive has lambasted Apple, Microsoft and Oracle for allegedly plotting against Android
A Million Users Hit By Android Malware In 2011
Android phone users are regularly being hit by numerous malware varieties, according to a Lookout report
Chrome 13 Stabilises For Launch With New Features
Google's Chrome 13 browser declared stable with Instant Pages, print preview, better Omnibox and bug fixes
DoJ Wades In To Android Patent Attacks
Microsoft and Apple are being questioned about Nortel's former wireless patents and Android-bashing
UK Government’s IP Changes Will Legalise CD Ripping
The Digital Opportunity report is set to shake up intellectual property laws to make them fit the digital age
RIM Launches Three New Phones And BlackBerry 7 OS
RIM today unveiled the Bold and Torch phones it hopes will address its declining smartphone fortunes
Is Apple Trying To Beat Android… Or Destroy It?
Apple and Google may need each other, but Clint Boulton believes Steve Jobs wants to kill Android to settle scores with Eric Schmidt
WANdisco Adds Context To Apache Subversion
WANdisco offers uberSVN and its app store to unify the software Apache Subversion development process
Spain Investigates “Anticompetitive” Oracle
Spanish authorities are examining HP's claims of anticompetitive practices by Oracle relating to Itanium support
Research Uses Face Recognition To Find Personal Data
Researchers have shown off the ability to discover personal data using simple face recognition software
Will HTML5 Replace Flash? Not Just Yet
Adobe has launched an HTML5 tool - but there are still plenty of reasons why Flash will continue, says Peter Judge
LibreOffice Gets Enterprise Release
The Document Foundation has put out what it calls the first version of LibreOffice that's ready for business
Chrome Beats Firefox To Becomes UK’s No. 2 Browser
Google's Chrome browser has jumped ahead of Firefox in the UK following a massive advertising campaign
HTC Gingerly Launches Android Update For Desire
Gingerbread update finally arrives for HTC Desire handsets, but there's a very big health warning
Google Looks To Boost Gmail With ‘Interventions’
As Microsoft berates Google's Gmail, Google is getting more aggressive with a new tool to bring in non-Gmail users
Scavenging Free Green Power From Radio Waves
Radio wave propagation may be a form of pollution but it could be a source of free, ubiquitous energy
Facebook Offers Bug Bounties
Facebook has followed Mozilla, Google and others in offering cash for the disclosure of security flaws
Apache Developers: Java 7 Contains Bugs
Java 7 holds errors that can cause virtual machines to crash or create bugs in apps, say Apache devs
Eric Schmidt Called To Defend Google’s Position
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt will testify to the US Senate in an antitrust hearing in September
Video Unified Comms Device From Ricoh And Vidyo
Ricoh is partnering Vidyo to bring its slim, portable Unified Communications System P3000 to market
BlackBerry Messenger Faces Up To Apple iMessenger
RIM's BlackBerry Messenger 6 supports social apps and faces a challenge from Apple’s upcoming iMessenger
IT Trade Body Disputes ‘Heavy-Handed’ PASC Report
Intellect says that allegations of an industry cartel in the recent PASC report are "completely unfounded"
Facebook And Vodafone Launch Social Mobile Phones
The mobile and social networking giants have teamed up to produce a Facebook-dedicated, pre-pay handset
Google Maps Catches The Bus
Google has integrated London's public transport system into Google Maps, alongside a handful of updates
Readers Prefer LinkedIn For Business
Google+ has overtaken Facebook, but LinkedIn still rules business social circles. Next: What's your top IT issue?